In recent years, Walt Disney Pictures’ animated films do not match the quality of the movies the studio makes in collaboration with Pixar Animation. If the flick does not have Pixar’s stamp of approval, chances are it’s not that great.

I hate to sound elitist but just this year alone, the Disney/Pixar movie “WALL-E” trumps even those highly-rated animated films such as “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” and “Kung Fu Panda.”

The reason I’m putting “Bolt” under my Pixar magnifying glass is because the movie is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film that’s conceived and produced under the guidance of John Lasseter, the Oscar-winning director of “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2,” and “Cars.” Read More...